foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
without; unless; have to do
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
again; once more; a second time
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on